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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
reflects on Jesus' central role in
her life in a new book ahead of
her 90th birthday, calling Christ
"the King she serves" in the title.
"I have been — and remain — very
grateful to you for your prayers
and to God for his steadfast love,"
the British monarch writes in the
foreword to The Servant Queen and
the King She Serves
, which is to be released in April.
"I have indeed seen His
faithfulness," she adds.
Thousands of churches will
reportedly be giving away copies
of the book, which is being
published by HOPE, Bible Society
and the London Institute for
Contemporary Christianity,
according to the Church of
England.
"As I've been writing this book
and talking about it to friends, to
family who don't know Jesus, to
my Jewish barber, I've been struck
how very interested they are to
discover more about the Queen's
faith," said Mark Greene, executive
director of LICC, who is the co-
author of the book.
"The Queen has served us all her
adult life, with amazing
consistency of character, concern
for others and a clear dependence
on Christ. The more I've read what
she's written and talked to people
who know her, the clearer that is,"
he added.
The Star Tribune noted that
besides her faith, the queen also
talks about the ongoing mass
persecution of Christians in the
Middle East in her book, which is
a subject she has touched upon
on a number of occasions.